A House in the Country LOGUE Mary 1952- Publisher: Midnight Paper Sales Publish Year: 1994 Publish Place: Minneapolis - Stockholm Illustrator: SCHANILEC Gaylord 1955- Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008193 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Fine Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Signed by Author(s) £250 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Signed by both the author & illustrator. The Standard Edition, numbered 50-250, in quarter grey cloth over green floral cloth boards, spine with paper label. Internally, half title, [8], 13-62 pp, [2], [1] colophon, 4 coloured full page wood engravings & 1 vignette by Gaylors Schanilec, composition-set in Walbaum Monotype by Michael Bixler, with hand-set Bodoni, Stradivarious, and Balle types. (250*171 mm). A House in the Country contains four essays by Mary Logue which document the trials of renovating her old Swedish farmhouse, and her observations on life in a small town in rural America. Bats and plaster lath fill her life with chaos and charm.
